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# Design Army Wins Best of Show at AAF DC’s 2018 American Advertising Awards
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/design-army-wins-best-of-show-at-aaf-dcs-2018-american-advertising-awards/
- Published: 2018-03-30T02:33:58.000Z
- Updated: 2020-12-17T19:02:34.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Advertising, Agency, Awards, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:49

**The American Advertising Federation-DC Chapter** hosted the American Advertising Awards-DC Gala on March 29 at Gypsy Sally’s in Washington, D.C.. Approximately 300 attendees honored this year’s winners.

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AAF DC received over 500 entries from 77 agencies, design firms, in-house marketing departments, freelancers, interactive firms, production companies and PR firms. A panel of five in-person judges from across the country judged broadcast, print, collateral and out-of-home entries. An additional four judges determined winners in digital categories. Judging resulted in a total of 45 Gold ADDY® Awards and 54 Silver ADDY® Awards. The Best of Show Award is determined by a consensus of the judges. Best of Category awards are given to the entries receiving the highest score in each category.

The top award honored at the Gala, **Best of Show**, went to **Design Army** for the entirety of their work for Georgetown Optician, including a photography campaign and internet commercial campaign titled, “The Eye Ball.”

The **Best of Category – Collateral** was given to **Design Army** for “The (very) Political Collection” chocolate bar package design.

**Best of Category – Out-of-Home** went to **Havit Advertising** for the “POTUS1” poster campaign for Mount Vernon.

The **Best of Category – Broadcast** was presented to **RP3 Agency** for “Facing History and Ourselves,” a branded content and entertainment campaign.

The **Best of Category – Public Service** was awarded to **International Justice Mission** for the online film, video, and sound submission, “The Deep Place.”

A **Special Judges Award** was presented to **GRAPHEK** for the “Food 4 Thought” set of four notebooks.

Design Army took home the most awards: 16 Gold ADDY® Awards, 3 Silver ADDY® Awards, and a Best of Show. Other top winners include Havit Advertising with 13 ADDY® Awards (6 Gold ADDY® Awards, 7 Silver ADDY® Awards) and Akseizer Design Group with 12 ADDY® Awards (5 Gold ADDY® Awards, 7 Silver ADDY® Awards).

The American Advertising Awards Competition is a three-tiered national competition conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), its chapters, and districts. With 40,000 entries nationwide, the ADDY® Awards Competition is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition for creative excellence. Winners from the AAF DC ADDY® Awards will go on to compete against other winning entries from District Two, which includes New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and DC.

A full list of winners is available at [aafdc.org](http://www.aafdc.org/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).